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Post# 158232   10/1/2006 at 19:45 (6,409 days old) by lightedcontrols ()        

Came home late Friday evening from Wytheville and threw a small load of whites into the machine. Added my detergent and Biz, and went upstairs. Went down to the laundry room to put the clothes in the dryer only to find the Norge COMPLETELY dead!!! Took the front and back panels off and the motor was hot, hot, hot!!! She has lived a good life. Born in 1972, she worked hard all her life....(if you ask Gyrafoam, she'll say she was overworked)....anyway, seems her motor finally gave out. (I have bunches of these motors in the warehouse in Wytheville but of course I was in Roanoke. Sooooooo.....I called my local appliance dealer, after hours, and he was kind enough to open his store for me and let me take one of the last, MADE IN NEWTON IOWA, orbital Maytags home with me. Of course that awful cruel action agitator HAD TO GO!!! Here's a few pics for you guys. Mark Lightedcontrols PS. Sorry that I haven't been able to keep up with the site, but am really busy trying to get my home built.




Post# 158233 , Reply# 1   10/1/2006 at 19:45 (6,409 days old) by lightedcontrols ()        
inside shot

inside shot

Post# 158234 , Reply# 2   10/1/2006 at 19:46 (6,409 days old) by lightedcontrols ()        
The New One!

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Post# 158235 , Reply# 3   10/1/2006 at 19:46 (6,409 days old) by lightedcontrols ()        
Timer Closeup

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Post# 158237 , Reply# 4   10/1/2006 at 19:47 (6,409 days old) by lightedcontrols ()        
Controls Closeup

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Post# 158239 , Reply# 5   10/1/2006 at 19:48 (6,409 days old) by lightedcontrols ()        
Interior Shot

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Post# 158240 , Reply# 6   10/1/2006 at 19:53 (6,409 days old) by lightedcontrols ()        
THE MAYTAG TEAM!!!

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Post# 158241 , Reply# 7   10/1/2006 at 19:54 (6,409 days old) by lightedcontrols ()        
Of course.....

....the Norge will be repaired and put back into the collection. Lightedcontrols Mark

Post# 158245 , Reply# 8   10/1/2006 at 20:04 (6,409 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)        

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Great washer, Mark! Does it have the fast agitation of a new Maytag? You're the first person I've know to have one of the cabinet dryers; how do you like it? Do you find you use the upper hanging section often? They look cool, that's for sure.

Post# 158248 , Reply# 9   10/1/2006 at 20:16 (6,409 days old) by westytoploader ()        

Definitely not fun when a motor goes out...had that happen to me with the 1-18 last July, but luckily I had one brand-new 1-18 motor in the stash. I'm just glad it wasn't an oil seal failure.

The Power-Fin modification in a new 'Tag works great, the turnover is simply amazing. Handles a decent-sized load too.

Good luck on the new house...can't wait to see the result!


Post# 158249 , Reply# 10   10/1/2006 at 20:23 (6,409 days old) by lightedcontrols ()        
Hi frigilux

Yes, the washer has the fast orbital agitation stroke of the new Maytags. Love the drying center. Actually I didn't think that I would use the top much, but use it a LOT to lay things flat to dry. I've hung a few things to dry but mostly use it for flat drying.....like "play" wear, lycra, spandex, pvc, sweaters, etc..... By the way, the lower dryer is the later Norge design....don't know why they didn't do the Dependable Care design in this one, as it's a MUCH better dryer. This great dryer has been discontinued by Maytag/Whirlpool, so if you want one, better get it now. Lightedcontrols

Post# 158255 , Reply# 11   10/1/2006 at 20:57 (6,409 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)        

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OH MARK, I am coming to Virginia the next time Steve comes up. I have to see all of this. Wonderful stuff.

Steve


Post# 158263 , Reply# 12   10/1/2006 at 21:42 (6,409 days old) by lightedcontrols ()        
Hi Steve!

Hi Steve!
Would love for you to come for a visit! We've got a warehouse FULL of goodies!!! Of course, the rest of you all are welcome too! Lightedcontrols Mark


Post# 158268 , Reply# 13   10/1/2006 at 22:05 (6,409 days old) by alr2903 (TN)        
nice tag Mark

ole norgie boy get to the spin or leave you with some bailing and wringing to do? I had a later magic chef by then ,the lint filter pan was discontinued and the lid opened to the back, glad U can save the avocado norge, I still like avocado. The Magic chef w/d and their refrigerator where all good performers, IIRC, they sent a $50 or $75. purchase offer for the w/d, I had purhcased the refigerator first, but that made the decison. You know the drill, first house, " i need, i need, i need. LOL alr2903 P.S. VERY Nice TAG

Post# 158336 , Reply# 14   10/2/2006 at 09:34 (6,409 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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Hi Mark, too bad about the Norge, when you said you called your local appliance dealer, after hours, and he was kind enough to open his store for you and let you take one of the last", I thought you were going to say one "take of the last Norge motors"! LOL!

Post# 158349 , Reply# 15   10/2/2006 at 10:04 (6,409 days old) by frontaloadotmy (the cool gay realm)        
thats what I thought too

Robert

Post# 158481 , Reply# 16   10/3/2006 at 01:21 (6,408 days old) by agiflow ()        

That was the same model Norge my mother had.....that was one noisy article.

Post# 158506 , Reply# 17   10/3/2006 at 06:46 (6,408 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        

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I liked my momma's Norge, but it died a premature OILY (in the tub) death.

Post# 158616 , Reply# 18   10/3/2006 at 19:42 (6,407 days old) by helicaldrive (St. Louis)        
For what this is worth

The service manual that introduces the orbital transmission to the no-longer-so-lonely Maytag men states that the orbital transmission moves the agitator fins through the water at exactly the same velocity as the original helical transmission. The only difference is that the stroke is shorter, so there are more strokes per minute, which makes it appear that the agitator moves at a faster speed, but it doesn't.

Remember, when Westy tried switching agitators, other club members posted warnings. The orbital transmission was designed to be teamed up only with the redesigned agitator, which was purposely designed with shorter fins. The original aqua agitator has longer fins, so it moves more water and clothes a longer distance with each stroke. The original transmission had real metal gears, so that additional workload was not a problem for it. But that additional workload will cause the el-cheap-o plastic gears in the orbital transmission to fail prematurely.

The corkscrew agitator/orbital transmission will generally get your clothes just as clean as, if not cleaner than, the original agitator/transmission -- and with less wear, tear and stretching on the clothes -- provided that you do as the manual says: drop the clothes in until they reach the top row of holes, without patting the clothes down to make space for more.


Post# 158639 , Reply# 19   10/3/2006 at 21:32 (6,407 days old) by westytoploader ()        

...and my machine has had the Power-Fin for almost 2 years, doing 14 loads a week if not more. No problems whatsoever! :)

Post# 158643 , Reply# 20   10/3/2006 at 22:10 (6,407 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)        

Oh lawd----I'm staying out of this now!

Post# 158653 , Reply# 21   10/3/2006 at 22:54 (6,407 days old) by rickr (.)        

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Well all right then...... *grin*

Post# 158658 , Reply# 22   10/4/2006 at 00:20 (6,407 days old) by helicaldrive (St. Louis)        
Well all right

is exactly what I would have said, Westy (and Rick had reason to know it). lol!

Post# 158745 , Reply# 23   10/4/2006 at 14:29 (6,406 days old) by 48bencix (Sacramento CA)        
Orbital Drive

I bought one of the Maytag Orbital Drive machines in 1998. The removeable label on top said "Commercial Quality". I left the dual action agitator in, although the reason I hate that is that it is so big that I knock my hand against it when I remove clothes from the machine! I have had no problems with this machine, and it cleans well. My local maytag dealer still sells this model, it is not available at Sears, Lowes or Home Depot.

Does you machine have the porcelain top and lid, I thought that was a good additional selling feature, one that I believe is completely gone from the market?

Martin


Post# 158807 , Reply# 24   10/5/2006 at 01:28 (6,406 days old) by agiflow ()        

Kenmore and Whirlpool still offer porcelain tops and lids on their higher priced lines and the 2 TL models of Kitchenaid still have this feature also.

Post# 159268 , Reply# 25   10/7/2006 at 13:08 (6,403 days old) by lightedcontrols ()        
YEP!

This machine still has the porcelain lid and top! Mark


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